For accuracys sake, where does the government get money? Taxation. Where do taxes come from? The pricate financial markets. Where else do they get money? Borrowing it. What does that do to currency? Devalue it. In a general macro sense subsidies just transfer cost not eliminate it and even those that receive them are affected.


Moreover, the underlying product has become more expensive due to increased demand. This is manifest in higher premiums and otherworldly deductibles. So in a specific macro sense subsidies havent actually made the product itself more affordable.


In an ancillary sense, just having to comply with the 2k pages of gobbldy gook takes more resources on the part of health care providers and insurers. What does that mean? Its more expensive.


So in short, yes the government is giving subsidies to some people to buy a product that costs more than when the program started and offers less in the way of benefits because your deductible is cost prohibitive.


Now thats change you can beleive in!

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